As the MLS champion L.A. Galaxy prepare for the first game of their Pacific tour on Wednesday in Indonesia, the conversation continues to revolve around whether midfielder David Beckham will stay in Southern California, or keep on flying all the way to Paris.

According to a report in British tabloid Daily Star, Galaxy owner AEG is so committed to retaining Beckham’s services that it’s willing to make him a vice president of the sports and entertainment empire. The Anschutz Entertainment Group, which also owns Staples Center, the Los Angeles Kings and a stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, among other teams and properties around the world, brought Beckham to MLS in 2007 on a five-year deal worth $6.5 million per season.

The Big Question: Will David Beckham stay in the United States or return to Europe. (AP Photo)

A source told the Star that AEG and Galaxy boss Tim Leiweke believes that Beckham “could raise public awareness of the company as a globe-trotting ambassador. But he wants him to be more than that, which is why he and (daughter Francesca Leiweke) have been explaining the day-to-day running of AEG to him.”

Beckham also has a clause in his contract that grants him the option to buy into MLS and become a club owner at a reduced rate. The player has said repeatedly that he remains interested in investing in the league.

If he turns down the Galaxy and opts for Paris Saint-Germain, he’ll certainly have more money to play with. According to a recent report in the Daily Mail, PSG—now backed by wealthy Qatari investors—has offered Beckham an 18-month contract worth around $17.9 million, a stunning amount for an injury-prone player set to turn 37 years old in the spring.

Some UK outlets have claimed that Beckham-to-PSG is a done deal and that his wife, Victoria, already has started house hunting in Paris. But the Star reported Monday that she “doesn’t want to move to Paris and has told David she doesn’t want to live there.”

Tottenham Hotspur, where Beckham trained prior to the 2011 MLS season, also has come up as a possible destination. But Beckham has said that he’d feel uncomfortable signing with any English club other than Manchester United, where he played from the age of 14 until leaving for Real Madrid at 28.

Leiweke told the Los Angeles Times ahead of the MLS Cup final, "If some crazy team with some crazy ownership throws $25 million at him, then I'm going with him (to Paris). But what I would say is don't underestimate the bond that has been created between David and the Galaxy, David and our fans."

Beckham is expected to make a decision when the Galaxy return from tour. They face the Indonesian national team on Wednesday, the Philippines national team on Saturday and Australian club Melbourne Victory on Dec. 6.

“I need to sit back and relax and enjoy this moment and decide what I’m going to do,” Beckham said following the Galaxy’s 1-0 title-clinching defeat of the Houston Dynamo on Nov. 20. “I might talk in the past tense every now and then but it doesn’t mean I’m not coming back. At the end of the day, I need to decide what’s best for me and best for the team and my family, and then we’ll see.”